The mousetraps used in later generations are generally made of iron, with some food placed on them. When the mouse comes to eat or steps on the pedal, it will be caught.

Such a clip requires a steel spring. Since there was not much iron in the tribe, Han Cheng naturally had no ability to make steel, let alone use steel wire to make a spring.

But he did know a more old-fashioned way to play the trap.

The name of this kind of earth clamp is "Diaobi".

When setting this kind of trap, they usually dig a hole of moderate depth on the bank next to a dry ditch or a small river, find a toad and tie its legs with a rope, then put it in the hole as bait, then find a large brick and hang it up with a rope, with the rope connected to the stick used to tie the toad.

When the weasel walks with the toad in its mouth, it triggers a mechanism, and heavy bricks fall from above. After hitting the toad, they will also press the bricks underneath. It is somewhat like the dragon-breaking stone in tomb robbery.

That’s right, this traditional method of hanging bricks is what the older generation used to catch weasels, when they were not yet a national protected animal.

The method used to deal with weasels also works well on mice, after all, the name of weasels also contains the word "rat" in its name.

When Han Cheng was a child, he caught more mice with weasel traps than with professional mouse traps.

But before doing this, the rats' escape routes need to be cut off to prevent them from escaping or calling their friends to come to the tribe's granary to feast.

After searching inside and outside, they found a small hole in a hidden place behind the granary. The entrance of the hole was worn out and blackened, which showed that it was a place where rats often came and went.

Han Cheng's original idea was to block the passage directly, but after thinking about it, he changed his mind.

He ordered Shitou to find tools and set six small rabbit traps inside and outside the passage.

Unlike bullying animals like rabbits, mice have sharp teeth and tongue. Even if they are caught in a trap, it won't take long for them to bite through the trap made of hemp rope and escape.

Han Cheng certainly would not give it such an opportunity. After putting down the trap, he put down the hanging blank on top of the rabbit trap.

After knowing that Han Cheng was going to use this method to deal with the rats, Wu, who hated the rats, thought the bricks were too light. After thinking about it, he directly brought a relatively regular stone that weighed twenty kilograms.

Looking at the stone, Han Cheng's face twitched. If this thing came down, the mouse would be smashed into meat paste, right?

If possible, Han Cheng would hang it up without hesitation, but unfortunately it was too heavy to catch mice, as mice could not trigger it.

“This won’t work…”

Han Cheng spoke to Wu and continued to tie ropes to the bricks.

This type of brick was the first one made by the Qingque tribe. It is relatively large and much heavier than ordinary bricks, weighing about six or seven pounds.

The end of the rope for hanging the brick is connected to the rabbit loop below. As long as the rabbit loop is triggered, the hung brick will fall down.

"Let you eat, let you eat!"

The witch looked at the rabbit trap and the hanging blank and muttered something fiercely, as if he had already caught the mouse.

After arranging everything here, Han Cheng came to the warehouse and first found something to plug the hole that was bitten on the seed to prevent the grain from continuing to flow out. Then he and the witch cleaned up the grain that had flowed out and was ruined.

These grains cannot be eaten, but they will not be wasted.

In addition to humans, there are now many other mouths in the tribe who are happy to eat the food that has been destroyed by rats.

In fact, these grains can also be eaten by humans. At least in Wu's opinion, they can be made delicious after cleaning and shelling.

Han Cheng would certainly not let such a thing happen. After all, the tribe was not short of these two grains of food. There was no need to endure the nausea and risk getting sick by eating such food.

Such behavior is not a waste, but a way of being responsible for your own body.

He had heard of some people who were so used to being frugal that they were reluctant to throw away spoiled food and had to go to the hospital after eating it.

We must be frugal, but we cannot do that by limiting our physical exertion.

"Son of God, here!"

After cleaning up the grains, Shitou, who was not far away, shouted. He dug out a nest made of grass and bird feathers from a crevice. In the nest were six hairless creatures with red and transparent skin. They were mice that were born not long ago!

Damn, it would be fine if they just invited friends to have a meal here, but now they are raising children here, it seems like they are going to live here permanently!

Han Cheng picked up a finger-sized mouse, looked at it, and threw it back.

Wu Ze did not have such magnanimity. After taking the mouse nest from Shi Tou, the old man, who had been badly bullied by mice, pointed at the mice that had not yet opened their eyes, and kept scolding them.

When the elders cannot defeat the older ones, they take it out on the younger ones.

At the end of his scolding, he even carried the rat's nest out, muttering that he wanted to wash the little rats and fry them in oil.

Well, you eat my food and I will eat your offspring. This is a good calculation, but it's a little too harsh.

Han Cheng quickly called out to Wu and asked him to stop his violent behavior, then threw the little mice to the dog whose fur had been pulled out by Wu.

In no time, the little mice were in the dog's mouth.

Shi Tou, who was standing at the side, swallowed his saliva several times because he thought the witch's suggestion was very good. The little mouse looked pink and tender, and it would definitely be delicious if fried in oil.

This feeling of regret was forcibly dispelled until Han Cheng slapped him on the back of the head several times.

Inside the granary, Han Cheng continued to set up traps and rabbit traps at the narrow base of the wall.

He continued to rain down ten more jars before stopping. Then he thought it was not safe enough, so he got a few more clay jars and put them in the granary.

A round wooden stick was placed horizontally on the mouth of the pottery jar, with a piece of food tied in the middle of the stick.

Some bricks were placed outside the pottery jar to make simple steps to make it easier for mice to climb up.

This is a simple yet practical trap.

The mouse crawls along the stick to eat the food tied in the middle of the stick. It won't go far before the unfixed stick is crushed and loses balance. After turning two circles, the mouse that wants to eat will fall into the jar.

Seeing these devices, Wu Da, who had suffered from "humiliation", nodded.

Although he has not seen any effect so far, he has felt a strong sense of success from Han Cheng's operation...